This project just isn't going to happen anytime soon. The United States and Russia both appreciate the security of the Bering Straight and a few thousand miles of wilderness separating their main population centers, first of all. Second, the cost of connecting the thousands of miles of roads or rail needed, plus the cost of the bridge, plus the cost of the upkeep of said roads and bridges, will never be recouped by the savings of not shipping via air/ship at current fuel prices. Third, it still isn't even clear they can actually BUILD the bridge.

My last remaining Windows machine, which is used for photo and video editing in bursts during certain times of the year (I'm an amateur photographer/videographer with seasonal subjects) a self-built i7-3770k machine, was updated following every editing session until recently. I'd finish what I was doing, allow Windows 7 to apply any needed updates, and then shut the machine off until it was needed again. The machine is now running a Windows Insider Build of Windows 10, because I needed to know if several somewhat esoteric and out-of-date applications for my other hobby, ham radio, were going to run properly. I keep good backups, however; this includes a full backup of all my photos to Amazon.
My Apple devices are updated as soon as Apple releases an update, with two exceptions. My MacBook Pro, iPad, backup iPhone (usually used for timelapse video now) and AppleTVs are updated immediately when an iOS or Mac OS X update is available. I also update my AirPort Extremes on the same policy. Exception one is that my current phone is updated a few hours later, once I notice no major issues with the iPad and old iPhone. Sometimes I wait a day or two if I know I'm going to need my phone no matter what. Exception two is that I'm currently running beta iOS 9 on my old phone, because I felt adventurous.
None of my machines or devices are used for production work I'm paid for, my employer handles maintenance of my single-device work computer, so I can afford to take the updates regularly.

The town only had 120 residents. From their perspective, 40 new people is a mass migration. Heck, most towns of this size are slowly decreasing in population. They lack the resources to absorb 40 new people, let alone 40 new nut jobs with bizarre needs.

jo7hs2 writes: Microsoft has clarified/backtracked the policy on the Windows Insider Program and Windows 10 licenses. If you have an XP/Vista/non-Windows system without a Windows 7/8.1 license, you will only get to keep what is in essence beta software at all times, i.e. the "preview" builds going forward.Link to Original Source

They do; but, calling the LSAT serious is somewhat comical. It is wildly mocked in legal circles as being almost pointless. To use a car analogy, in terms of usefulness in carrying an obese family of four, the SAT is to a mid-size sedan what the LSAT is to a Vespa scooter. I've taken this collosal waste of time and money. I got a sufficient score to get into law school with no preparation.

That's exactly what I came here to say. Why this would save OP time...it will cost the station money. The current setup means one pump is down at a time. His proposal means all the pumps at the station will be down, or even if he is more responsible and does half and half, half of them will be down. This is unacceptable from a cost-benefit perspective (no way is his time savings worth the loss in sales) and from a customer service perspective.
Just forget it and bring a book. You're getting paid, right? Unless you are paid by the job and not by the hour or salaried, it isn't your problem.

Spurious argument much? This isn't the Victorian era. They've had free and fair plebiscites on the matter repeatedly and elected to continue their current status. The U.S. Government actually had a vested interest (due to taxes, etc...) to make them a State or cut them loose, so it isn't exactly like we are holding them captive...if you haven't been paying attention, the U.S. Has been divesting itself of territories willingly since WWII. If they wanted to go, we'd let them.

"Technology moves very quickly these days. Humans still don't. How about building a transit system that lets me get from new york to california in under EIGHT HOURS! then you can work on mars."
Erm... We have one. It is called the airplane. They're operated by these amazing things called companies, for profit. New York to California is easy as pie. It's even more efficient than driving there! http://www.wired.com/2015/04/d...

This is exactly why I will not be buying a first generation Apple Watch. I have wicked terminal (morning, not fatal) insomnia and currently use a Basis B1 for sleep tracking, so I can assess the effectiveness of various treatment. It has accelerometer, heart rate tracking, skin temperature, and galvanic skin response tracking, making it a fairly capable sleep tracker. However, it is hobbled by several factors: a plastic face that is easily scratched, the inability to see sleep data on the device, poor tracking of sleep onset and awakenings (sometimes misses I GOT OUT OF BED!!!), and terrible support for data export with no HealthKit integration (hell, just to get raw data I have to use the app for their new product the Basis Peak, it isn't available from the website). It also only gets 3-5 days of battery life under light use.
I had hoped the Apple Watch would prove to be a more capable sleep tracker based on early reports about the sensors and data integration, but unfortunately the battery life means it has to charge overnight, and Apple hasn't even included any advanced sleep tracking features. This was a major disappointment. Right now I'm still waiting for a new product to come along...I won't be buying anything from Basis ever again (my B1, aside from the failings above, has been in for warranty repairs TWICE in a year). I've seen a Kickstarter for an EEG solution slated to come out this fall, maybe that'll finally be the tracker for me.

For the record, the United States is not the problem in Peurto Rico. They've held multiple referendums about independence, statehood, etc... They continue to choose the status quo each time, by a narrow margin. We've never even had the opportunity to address statehood in Congress because they've never gotten that far, and we can't force statehood OR independence down their throats. So maybe back off on that one.